Tibetans, Chinese unite for New Year, promoting dialogue and unity in New York

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 31: Members of the Tibetan and Chinese communities gathered to foster dialogue and unity at a New Year Gathering event organised by the Office of Tibet in New York on December 29. According to the exile Tibetan government run tibet.net, the gathering served as a platform for dialogue between the Tibetan and […]
China escalates military crackdown on Larung Gar Buddhist academy

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 31: Larung Gar Buddhist academy, the largest Tibetan Buddhist institute located in Serthar (Ch. Seda) County, in the so called Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Tibet’s traditional province of Kham, has come under intensified military surveillance and repression by Chinese authorities. Reports indicate that approximately 400 military personnel from Drakgo (Ch. […]